"Market Bosworth RFC Market Bosworth RFC is an English rugby union club based in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire. Bosworth currently compete in the Midlands 2 East (South) league. The club play their home games at Cadeby Lane and their colours are blue and yellow. During the 2011 season, Market Bosworth's under 17's were National Champions as well as County Champions. Former England and British and Irish Lions player, Ollie Smith played for Market Bosworth from the age of 14. Market Bosworth's local rivals are Hinckley RFC. John Ward has taken the role of Club President next season, replacing fellow president Harry"
"be the site of The Battle of Bosworth at Fenn Lanes Farm, Upton. Lindley Hall Farm Lindley Hall Farm is a farm located near Fenny Drayton and Higham on the Hill in Leicestershire, England. The farm is a fourth generation mixed family farm owned by the Farmer and Fisher families. In 2002, the Ordnance Survey defined Lindley Hall Farm (located on the outskirts of the Village) as the geographical centre of England. A plaque denoting this point, and disputing the ""traditional"" centre of England as being at Meriden in the West Midlands, was erected by Ordnance Survey on 14 June"
"Battle of Bosworth Field, not Henry. The story opens in England in the year 1485 on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth. A feast is held at the castle of King Richard III of England as his court prepares for the next day's battle with the forces led by Henry Tudor. The King (Peter Cook) gives a speech parodying the opening of Shakespeare's play. A young lord's overzealous cheering raises the King's attention, who asks Richard, Duke of York, about the cheerer's identity. Richard doesn't recognise him but his eldest son, Harry, informs him that it is his second"
"hill called Anne Beame, refreshed his soldiers and took his rest"". This was taken by the C18th antiquary William Hutton to mean that Ambion Hill was the site of the battle. Hutton's book ""The Battle of Bosworth Field"", published in 1788, was very influential in causing the hill to be accepted as the site of the battle. Leicestershire County Council set up the battlefield visitor centre at what was Ambion Hill Farm, in 1974. The work of Leicester University historian Daniel Williams was used to interpret the battle. Numerous historians challenged the Ambion Hill location for the battle and this"
"Ambion Hill Ambion Hill is a hill in west Leicestershire, England, south of the town of Market Bosworth and lying south of the Sutton Cheney to Shenton road and north of Dadlington and of Fenn Lanes Roman road. The Ashby Canal passes to the south of the hill. The hill is the site of the deserted medieval village of Anebein. Ambion Hill was long considered to be the site of the Battle of Bosworth Field and is where the Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre is situated. The chronicler Raphael Holinshed wrote in 1577 that Richard III ""pitched his field on a"
"Aldworth Aldworth is a mostly cultivated village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, close to the boundary with Oxfordshire, in a rural area between Reading, Newbury and Streatley. It includes the hamlet of Westridge Green. Aldworth is on the high ground of the Berkshire Downs, just off the B4009 road between Newbury and Streatley. The north of it is crossed by The Ridgeway, a pre-Roman Britain 87-mile footpath. The parish church has large medieval figures in white stone, seemingly life-size, although some of the knights have an unlikely height of over seven feet. The Battle of Ashdown,"
"There are hopes that public access to the site may be possible in the future. Books Periodicals Online sources Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III,"
"Husbands Bosworth Husbands Bosworth is a large crossroads village in South Leicestershire on the A5199 road from Leicester city to Northampton and the A4304 road from Junction 20 of the M1 motorway to Market Harborough. John Cooke, Solicitor General and later the prosecutor in the trial of Charles I, was baptised here on 18 September 1608 in the All Saints church. To the north of the village the Grand Union Canal passes through a tunnel that bears the name of the village. On the southern boundary of the village is a thriving allotment site, immediately adjacent to the village's cemetery."
"Bosworth with ""Brownehethe"", """"bellum Miravallenses"""", ""Sandeford"" and ""Dadlyngton field"". The earliest record, a municipal memorandum of 23 August 1485 from York, locates the battle ""on the field of Redemore"". This is corroborated by a 1485–86 letter that mentions ""Redesmore"" as its site. According to historian Peter Foss, records did not associate the battle with ""Bosworth"" until 1510. Foss is named by English Heritage as the principal advocate for ""Redemore"" as the battle site. He suggests the name is derived from """"Hreod Mor"""", an Anglo-Saxon phrase that means ""reedy marshland"". Basing his opinion on 13th- and 16th-century church records, he believes"
"Battle of Bosworth Field The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that extended across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle. Historians consider Bosworth Field to mark"
"battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Thomas was either knighted on the battlefield or at the coronation of the new King, Henry VII. The following years were uneventful. Sir Thomas was re-appointed a Justice of the Peace by Henry VIII and he busied himself with the duties of this office. About 1500 he enlarged his ancestral home at Bewsey. To the old house, built of timber and lath and plaster, he added a brick ""great chamber"", measuring 42 feet by 21 feet, four smaller chambers and an extra kitchen and buttery. These form the left wing of the building in"
"forces, before engaging Henry's army at the Battle of Stoke Field on 16 June 1487. Oxford and Bedford led Henry's men, including several former supporters of Richard III. Henry won this battle easily, but other malcontents and conspiracies would follow. A rebellion in 1489 started with Northumberland's murder; military historian Michael C. C. Adams says that the author of a note, which was left next to Northumberland's body, blamed the earl for Richard's death. Contemporary accounts of the Battle of Bosworth can be found in four main sources, one of which is the English ""Croyland Chronicle"", written by a senior"
"of a boar, the emblem of King Richard III of England, who was killed in the battle. Richard Holmes called it ""certainly the most important discovery about Bosworth in my lifetime"". Glenn Foard Dr Glenn R. Foard (born c.1953) is an English landscape archaeologist, best known for discovering the location of the final phases of the Battle of Bosworth Field (1485). He is Reader in Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Huddersfield. Foard obtained his first degree from University College, London, in 1974, and went on to take an MA at the Institute of Archaeology. He later obtained a PhD"
"Blisworth Blisworth is a village and civil parish in the South Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. The West Coast Main Line, from London Euston to Manchester and Scotland, runs alongside the village partly hidden and partly on an embankment. The Grand Union Canal passes through the village and the north portal of the Blisworth tunnel is near Stoke Road. It is about south of Northampton, north of Towcester and north of Milton Keynes. The M1 motorway junction 15 is about north east. The 1961 census showed a population of 1,192. By the 2001 census there were 1,786 people in the"
"to hilly ground near the village of Stoke Golding. Here the impromptu coronation of King Henry VII was performed with a circlet by tradition retrieved from a nearby thorn bush. This area became known as Crown Hill and Crownhill Field. Historical local accounts of the Battle of Bosworth field tell of the villagers climbing on to the battlements of the church of St Margaret of Antioch to view the bloody battle on 22 August 1485. The window sills of the Church show grooves which legend has it were caused by the soldiers sharpening their swords and axes on the eve"
"Isfield Isfield is a small village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex in England, located north-north-west of Lewes. The village of Isfield originally grew adjacent to the ford where the London to Lewes Way Roman road crossed the river River Ouse. The village had an active history through the Saxon, Norman eras, when a Norman castle motte was built on the river bank near the church to guard the crossing. Local legend, as recalled by William Wratten, had it that King Harold spent the night before the Battle of Hastings in the village, at his demesne"
"Marsworth Marsworth is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about two miles north of Tring, in Hertfordshire and six miles east of Aylesbury. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, ""Mæssanwyrth"", and means 'Mæssa's enclosure'. Marsworth is first mentioned in the will of Aelfgyfu (before 975) as granted to Edgar of England who in turn passed it to St Etheldreda's Church belonging to the Bishops of Ely, and later passed into the hands of Brictric, a thegn of Edward the Confessor. After the Norman Conquest Marsworth (""Missevorde"") is recorded"
"have stood at the time of the battle, in the vicinity of Apple Orchard Farm and North Farm, Dadlington. A small cluster of significant finds was made in this area, including a gold livery badge depicting an eagle. The windmill lay between the core battlefield and Richard's camp on Ambion Hill and the rout of Norfolk's vanguard was in this direction. This also accounts for the large number of dead in Dadlington parish, leading to the setting up of the battle chantry there. Historic England have re-defined the boundaries of the registered Bosworth Battlefield to incorporate the newly identified site."
"Sutton Cheney Sutton Cheney ( ) is a village in Leicestershire, England, close to the location of the Battle of Bosworth. The population (including Shenton) of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 538. Sutton Cheney Wharf on the Ashby Canal gives access to the battlefield site. There is a small cafe, operated by 'The Ashby Trip', who specialise in offering narrowboat rides on the canal. Sutton Cheney itself has two old coaching inns– the Royal Arms and the Hercules. St James' Church dates back to the 14th century. It is believed that Richard III attended Mass here for"
"III arrived and camped at the Bradshaws just south of the village with his army in preparation for the momentous Battle of Bosworth Field. Present day Stapleton consists of several small residential roads centred on the junction of Dadlington Lane and Main Street (A447). These include Church Lane, Chapel Street, Beale's Close, St Martins, Manor Crescent, Green Lane, School Lane and Mill Close. There is no shop, there is the Nags Head Inn on Main Street. The village has a village hall and is home to a cricket club. Stapleton, Leicestershire Stapleton is a village in south-west Leicestershire, England, about"
"Catsfield Catsfield is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is located six miles (9.7 km) north of Bexhill, and three miles (5 km) southwest of Battle. The village was first documented in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was recorded """"there is a little church serving the hall"""". It is one of the oldest settlements in the area, with Romano British period archaeological remains. The village once consisted of two manors: Catsfield and Catsfield Levett. Thomas Lyvet (Levett) held the lordship of the manor of Catsfield in 1445 but forfeited it,"
"Wednesday. The village took the name Market Bosworth from 12 May 1285, and on this day became a ""town"" by common definition. The two oldest buildings in Bosworth, St. Peter's Church and the Red Lion pub, were built during the 14th century. The Battle of Bosworth took place to south of the town in 1485 as the final battle in the Wars of the Roses between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. Following the discovery of the remains of Richard III in Leicester during 2012, on Sunday 22 March 2015 the king's funeral cortège passed through the"
"existed on the same site. Molesworth, Cambridgeshire Molesworth is a village in the civil parish of Brington and Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, England. Molesworth is north-west of Huntingdon. The neighbouring village of Brington is from Molesworth. Molesworth is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The civil parish covers an area of . Just to the north of Molesworth and within the civil parish is RAF Molesworth. The village of Molesworth was designated a conservation area by Huntingdon District Council largely due to its typically rural English character that"
"Bosworth-Field"", which Foss blames for introducing the notion that the battle was fought west of Ambion Hill on the north side of the River Sence. Hutton, as Foss suggests, misinterpreted a passage from his source, Raphael Holinshed's 1577 ""Chronicle"". Holinshed wrote, ""King Richard pitched his field on a hill called Anne Beame, refreshed his soldiers and took his rest."" Foss believes that Hutton mistook ""field"" to mean ""field of battle"", thus creating the idea that the fight took place on Anne Beame (Ambion) Hill. To ""[pitch] his field"", as Foss clarifies, was a period expression for setting up a camp."
"Ballad of Bosworth Field The Ballad of Bosworth Field is a poem in the English language, believed to have been written before 1495; the earliest extant copy dates from the mid-17th century. The poem is thought to have been written by someone closely connected with the Stanley family, because of the way it praises the Stanley brothers for their role in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. The ballad gives primary source information about certain aspects of the battle, such as the names of four knights supposedly lent to the future King Henry VII of England by William Stanley"
"Wessex, preferring easier targets. 'Æscesdūn' or Ashdown is generally thought to be an ancient name for the whole of the Berkshire Downs. It is not known exactly where the two armies met, though it was around a lone thorn tree. Thorn Down at Compton, near East Ilsley — meaning ""Place of Conflict"" — is therefore a popular contender. Modern investigation suggests a site on the Ridgeway between Aldworth and the Astons. Victorian theory states that Alfred’s men gathered at the valley-fort now called Alfred's Castle near Ashdown House at Ashbury. Ethelred’s troops had taken up position nearby, at Hardwell Camp,"
"Market Bosworth Market Bosworth is a small market town and civil parish in western Leicestershire, England. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 1,906, increasing to 2,097 at the 2011 census. In 1974, Market Bosworth Rural District merged with Hinckley Rural District to form the district of Hinckley and Bosworth. Building work at the old Cattle Market and other sites has revealed evidence of settlement on the hill since the Bronze Age. Remains of a Roman villa have been found on the east side of Barton Road. Bosworth as an Anglo-Saxon village dates from the 8th century. Before"
"of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury, who is believed by many to be the originator of the account that More rewrote. John Morton was also an enemy of Richard III, and most likely used ‘Tudor propaganda’ to discredit him. In 1485, when news arrived that Henry Tudor had landed in Wales he was ordered to escort Lords Hungerford and Bourchier to Leicester but en route they escaped. When Richard III marched against the invader, Brackenbury hurried himself to reach the King and arrived two days before the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485), in which – according to Molinet"
"including a sword, and ring. Upon the building of the Dale Inn two terraces of stone farm cottages followed soon after. In the 1920s, three further terraces of brick houses were added. In the 1930s, ten semi-detached bungalows were also built. Whitwell Common Whitwell Common is a village, in Bolsover District, Derbyshire, lying just North-West of Whitwell, straddling the A619, which runs between Chesterfield and Worksop. A Battle during the English Civil War took place here. Population details are included on the civil parish of Whitwell. There are many farms scattered throughout the area covered by the Common, most dating"
"Battlefield Line Railway The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone (Grid ref ) to Shenton (), via Market Bosworth, a total of . Shenton is near Bosworth Field, (the location of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses immortalised in Shakespeare's ""Richard III""), giving the railway its name. The railway runs steam and diesel-hauled trains every weekend and Bank Holiday from March to December, as well as a summer mid-week service on Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursdays in July and August and Wednesdays in September; the latter is operated by the Heritage"
"Battle, East Sussex Battle is a small town and civil parish in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies south-south-east of London, east of Brighton and east of Lewes. Also nearby are Hastings to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. It was the site of the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I in 1066. It lies in the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish population was 6,048 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 6,673 with the 2011 Census. It"
"Kensworth Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch. The parish was originally located in Hertfordshire, but was transferred to Bedfordshire in 1897. Today the village contains a lower school, a village hall, 2 churches, 2 shops and 1 pub. Kensworth Chalk Pit is a working quarry and is the biggest employer in the parish. The pit is owned and mined by Cemex, but has also been designated a Site of Special Scientific"
"Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,543. James T.A. Osborne Ninfield Ninfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Bexhill-on-Sea, at the junction of two roads: the A269 from Bexhill to Battle and the A271 to Hailsham. The parish covers some 2,500 acres (1,010 ha) on the Weald. To the west of the village is Standard Hill, said to be the place that William the Conqueror placed his flag after the Battle of Hastings."